Posts by desib77

I wish it were that simple for me. I wish I could just have "faith" and believe. Trust me, I have tried with all of my heart to come to terms with Christianity. I have asked for Him to show me the "truth" and yet I still have questions and doubts. Why would I be expected to just believe when I have the mental ability to question? I just don't understand. If I don't then I will not be "saved"?

I understand what a great gift the sacrifice of a human life is whether it is His own or His son's. But, even allowing it to get to that point knowing what pain inperfection would cause doesn't make sense to me.

I genuinely wish this were simpler for me to accept.

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My latest thoughts on God.

by desib77 in

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it has been a while since i last posted here.

i thought i was past a lot of the jw / religion stuff but apparently i'm not.

i thought i would list the many things that have been going through my head lately regarding the idea of a higher power.

desib77

This just came to mind so I thought I woul mention it.

I was discussing this with a Catholic coworker at one point. He mentioned being blessed and I asked why he thought he was blessed when other people, just as deserving are not. He said he had not thought of that. ???? How can you Not think of that? Does he not watch the news?

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My latest thoughts on God.

by desib77 in

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it has been a while since i last posted here.

i thought i was past a lot of the jw / religion stuff but apparently i'm not.

i thought i would list the many things that have been going through my head lately regarding the idea of a higher power.

desib77

Hi Blondie.... It's been a long time. :) Still as confused as always......

Thanks for the responses. I want to read through them more carefully this evening after work.

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My latest thoughts on God.

by desib77 in

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it has been a while since i last posted here.

i thought i was past a lot of the jw / religion stuff but apparently i'm not.

i thought i would list the many things that have been going through my head lately regarding the idea of a higher power.

desib77

I don't remember how to do quotes on here but can you elaborate on that last statement?

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My latest thoughts on God.

by desib77 in

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friends

it has been a while since i last posted here.

i thought i was past a lot of the jw / religion stuff but apparently i'm not.

i thought i would list the many things that have been going through my head lately regarding the idea of a higher power.

desib77

It has been a while since I last posted here. I thought I was past a lot of the JW / religion stuff but apparently I'm not. I thought I would list the many things that have been going through my head lately regarding the idea of a higher power. Feel free to respond with your thoughts on the matter. At this point I am open to all ideas.

Okay, lately I have been considering the possibilty that there isn't an almighty God. Just typing that brings up feelings of guilt that only an Ex JW could understand.

First of all I just can't understand why a God of love would allow us to suffer, get sick and die. Lately I've been spending a lot of time with my JW mother at the hospital and have seen the horrible suffering that goes on. I've seen people whose quality of life barely constitutes "living". It makes me ill to see them in pain, carrying around bags of their own urine, being wheeled around with iv's in them and oxygen tanks. Why would any god that loves his creation allow them to go through something like that.

I've discussed this with several people lately and really haven't gotten what I consider to be a satisfactory answer. One person said that "It isn't for us to know 'why' things happen. God has a purpose for each of us." Someone else said that maybe something good comes out of what someone is experiencing. So it is okay for god to sacrifice one life for another?

Say that there is something to that and maybe some of these people have done bad things in there lives. What about the babies on a pediatric cancer floor that are completely innocent?

The next thing is that I really don't understand the whole "In the beginning" thing. Why would an all powerful God allow sin and inperfection to even enter into the equation. If I believe that he needed proof from Adam and Eve that they would be loyal to him after being given free will, once he saw that they weren't why would a "God of love" punish every other human being with suffering. To put it simply, why would he not "scrap the whole thing?" If they were not faithful to him and that was part of perfection then I would think that something was wrong with their "design".

Also, why not just destroy Satan?

Lets say that the people who believe in the trinity are on to something. Why would God need a ransom to himself? And if there is two seperate beings, God and Jesus, why couldn't he just forgive everyone of their sins without the symbolism of Jesus coming to earth and giving his life.

If I'm completely honest with myself I have maintained this belief because every one else does and it is such a taboo thing to not have "faith". Even after leaving the JWs somehow I have become friends with people of different religions who consider themselves "Christians". If I were to take a stand right and tell them that I am questioning if I even believe in a god I would most likely get the same reaction that I did when leaving the JWs.

I also have doubted all of these thoughts I've had because so many very intelligent people believe in a higher power. I'm certainly not among the most intelligent and have wondered if there isn't something I am missing that would convince me one way or another.

On the opposite side, there is one thing that I have trouble reconciling in my mind without a God. Life. It is such a miraculous thing I just can't see it just happening.

Sigh......okay, I've rambled enough. Any thoughts on all of this is certainly welcome.....

Desi

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Sin

by desib77 in

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this is along the same lines as the hell post and is also a serious question.. how do you view sin?

especially those of you are are christians?

for example, if i do something that i know is wrong but make the choice to do it anyway is that an "unpardonable sin" (ref.

desib77

Actually Farkel, I have asked that many times. I don't really understand why in the very beginning when Adam and Eve sinned why God would not just scrap the whole thing and create a new Adam and Eve that wouldn't or something along those lines. The whole process of sin and the need for a ransom from Him to Him for our sins has confused me for quite a while.

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Sin

by desib77 in

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this is along the same lines as the hell post and is also a serious question.. how do you view sin?

especially those of you are are christians?

for example, if i do something that i know is wrong but make the choice to do it anyway is that an "unpardonable sin" (ref.

desib77

Thanks. I'll listen when I get home from work today.

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Las Vegas toddler survives 300 lb snake attack

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video of news story here:.

http://www.kvbc.com/global/story.asp?s=9718863&nav=15mucbsd.

a las vegas toddler was pulled from the jaws of an 18-foot-long, 300 lb snake.. "that was the only thing i was thinking was i need to try and save this kid's life," neighbor marlo vinson said.

desib77

That story is awful.... lots of people that shouldn't be parents....ugh.

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Sin

by desib77 in

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friends

this is along the same lines as the hell post and is also a serious question.. how do you view sin?

especially those of you are are christians?

for example, if i do something that i know is wrong but make the choice to do it anyway is that an "unpardonable sin" (ref.

desib77

Thanks! And, thanks for the thoughts on this. You're right. Kind of nice being able to question things and to contemplate all of the possibilities.